Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
prison
Salmon Arm man sent to prison after daughter speaks up about sexual assaults
SALMON ARM – A Salmon Arm man was sentenced to seven years behind bars and…
Armstrong man gets four years jail for ten years of constant sexual abuse
"ABHORRENT ACTS PERFORMED OVER AND OVER AGAIN" KELOWNA – An Armstrong man who molested two…
Prison escapee arrested in Merritt after nearly one month on the run
MERRITT – A prison escapee from Saskatchewan has met his fate in Merritt after nearly…
How B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards
NANAIMO SHERIFF TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRUG THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is…
Sentence reduced due to errors in Vernon child sex assault case
CONTINUES TO SHOW NO GUILT OR REMORSE VERNON – A man convicted of raping his…
Prison violence on the rise at KRCC and other jails prompts union to take action
KAMLOOPS – Violence in B.C. prisons has risen by nearly 40 per cent and the…
Jailed man with lengthy criminal record loses appeal to go to treatment centre
NORTH OKANAGAN – A man with a serious drug addiction who claims he is not…
New clinic in Vernon hopes to catch missed FASD diagnoses among adults, including inmates
VERNON – A new clinic in Vernon is filling a province-wide gap for adults struggling…
Why courthouse security was beefed up for Matthew Foerster sentencing
VERNON – When Matthew Foerster was sentenced this week at the Vernon courthouse, there was…
Inmate pleads guilty to assaulting Okanagan Correctional Centre officer
PENTICTON – An inmate at Okanagan Correctional Centre will spend between 18 months and three…
Kelowna-based gangster sentenced to over five years in prison
KELOWNA – After nearly a four-year investigation, Donahugh Frederick McWhirter was sentenced to five years…
Nine months for Salmon Arm man involved in “roof surfing” accident that killed friend
VERNON – A man who pled guilty in a car "roof surfing" accident that killed…
Trial begins for man accused of killing fellow inmate in Kamloops prison cell
KAMLOOPS — A man accused of killing his fellow inmate inside a Kamloops prison cell…
B.C. farmer sentenced to 2 years in prison for plotting attack
KELOWNA – West Kelowna farmer Brante Farrell was sentenced to two years less a day…
Two years or time served: Kelowna prolific offender says he’s moving on from criminal past
KELOWNA – A prolific offender will have to wait until next week to find out…